This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 09 12.3879 2461295.8879 13.59 08:03:45.97 +25:55:46.4
195.90088 26.60338 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 9.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.423 Diotima -0 1 1 13.5 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits at 08:03:45.97 +25:55:46.4: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits at 08:03:45.97 +25:55:46.4: 16.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461295.8879,13.59,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.3879 13.59CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
YZ Cnc,2461295.8879,12.21,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
YZ Cnc 20260912.3879 12.21CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461119.66450689 20.03.2026 03:56:43.395 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
First image: 2461119.66450689 20.03.2026 03:56:43.395 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Last image: 2461295.88821115 12.09.2026 09:18:51.443 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.47
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 111 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 11233
Objects passed selection criteria: 11182
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7680.5
Average stars matched: 7048.75 (91.7746 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 236956 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Sep 11 14:55:52 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-210-g97d43bca
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Sep 12 05:19:15 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461119.66450689 20.03.2026 03:56:43.395 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
First image: 2461119.66450689 20.03.2026 03:56:43.395 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Last image: 2461295.88821115 12.09.2026 09:18:51.443 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 40
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.12
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 79 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 65728
Objects passed selection criteria: 65532
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 48174.8
Average stars matched: 43938.2 (91.206 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 284420 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Sep 11 14:55:52 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-210-g97d43bca
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Sep 12 05:25:49 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
The reference JD(UT) for computing planet and comet positions: 2461295.88755896
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:00:08.083 +30:01:51.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
Image size: 940.9'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 07:59:48.591 +30:03:02.86 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:00:08.083 +30:01:51.89
Second-epoch image center 07:59:48.591 +30:03:02.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0730 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Image size: 940.8'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 07:59:51.516 +30:03:43.16 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:00:08.083 +30:01:51.89
Second-epoch image center 07:59:51.516 +30:03:43.16
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0673 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 07:59:48.591 +30:03:02.86
Second-epoch second image center 07:59:51.516 +30:03:43.16
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01538 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6gI2vMLWGy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OuyLwd0atR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dY0TmirTa8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits &> /tmp/tmp.n4E7LGe2sy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits and wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits and wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits and wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits) and catalog (wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 14578 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 110.6187 to 129.5943 deg, Dec +24.4211 to +35.3033 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 110.6187 to 129.5943 deg, Dec 24.4211 to 35.3033 deg
Loaded 9471 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 7174 out of 7671 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7671 out of 14578 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.914800
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.914800
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.47
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.44
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.44
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 14578 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 110.6187 to 129.5943 deg, Dec +24.4211 to +35.3033 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 110.6187 to 129.5943 deg, Dec 24.4211 to 35.3033 deg
Loaded 9471 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 7174 out of 7671 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7671 out of 14578 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 14611 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 110.6179 to 129.5933 deg, Dec +24.4235 to +35.3042 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 110.6179 to 129.5933 deg, Dec 24.4235 to 35.3042 deg
Loaded 9472 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 7195 out of 7687 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7687 out of 14611 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits (aperture=6.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
2.3 pix Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
2.5 pix fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
2.4 pix fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
15.4 mag. Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 11.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.6gI2vMLWGy (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits' -> 'wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1032, bad_region=4309, passed=14578
Got 14578 stars (including 9556 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14578 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4918 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11099 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4928 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11099 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4917 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11099 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4917 stars left (next iteration limit 5409)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits N_match=4917 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.363 n_q1=1419 n_q2=1048 n_q3=1415 n_q4=1035 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.135
The image catalog is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits -region wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.OuyLwd0atR (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits' -> 'wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=1022, bad_region=4298, passed=14611
Got 14611 stars (including 9609 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14611 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4918 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11135 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4929 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11135 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4918 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11135 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4918 stars left (next iteration limit 5409)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits N_match=4918 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.365 n_q1=1429 n_q2=1049 n_q3=1407 n_q4=1033 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.121
The image catalog is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits -region wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.dY0TmirTa8 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=312, bad_region=921, passed=6082
Got 6082 stars (including 4877 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6082 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013068 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010454 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4771 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4752 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4751 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5365 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4770 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4750 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5365 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4750 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5365 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4750 stars left (next iteration limit 5226)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4750 robust_rms=6.423 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.956 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4750 robust_rms=0.575 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.636 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4750 robust_rms=0.451 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.466 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4750 robust_rms_before=1.506 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.400 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.451 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.433 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.466
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.433 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits N_match=4750 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.459 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.401 n_q1=1890 n_q2=756 n_q3=1356 n_q4=748 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.139
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits -region wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.n4E7LGe2sy (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=311, bad_region=927, passed=6071
Got 6071 stars (including 4853 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6071 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013067 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010453 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4747 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4732 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4733 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4732 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5352 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4746 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4731 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5352 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4731 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5352 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 4731 stars left (next iteration limit 5205)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4731 robust_rms=6.521 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.791 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4731 robust_rms=0.608 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.680 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4731 robust_rms=0.432 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.476 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4731 robust_rms_before=1.470 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.410 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.432 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.461 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.476
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.461 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits N_match=4731 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.479 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.407 n_q1=1848 n_q2=750 n_q3=1376 n_q4=757 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits -region wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits sigma_overall=0.369 worst_q_ratio=1.135
ref2=Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits sigma_overall=0.369 worst_q_ratio=1.121
new1=fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits sigma_overall=0.403 worst_q_ratio=1.139
new2=fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits sigma_overall=0.414 worst_q_ratio=1.156
reference average sigma_overall=0.369 worst_q_ratio=1.128
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124_astrometric_residuals.png (4917 matched stars from wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125_astrometric_residuals.png (4918 matched stars from wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474_astrometric_residuals.png (4750 matched stars from wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475_astrometric_residuals.png (4731 matched stars from wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Gem-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 4s
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Considering the candidate 21042_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 21042_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:45:27.67 +30:46:39.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 21415_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 21415_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:56:56.06 +31:10:01.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 4s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Gem-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:00:08.083 +30:01:51.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
Image size: 940.9'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 07:59:48.591 +30:03:02.86 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:00:08.083 +30:01:51.89
Second-epoch image center 07:59:48.591 +30:03:02.86
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0730 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Image size: 940.8'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 07:59:51.516 +30:03:43.16 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:00:08.083 +30:01:51.89
Second-epoch image center 07:59:51.516 +30:03:43.16
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0673 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 07:59:48.591 +30:03:02.86
Second-epoch second image center 07:59:51.516 +30:03:43.16
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01538 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits &> /tmp/tmp.a8ca5WOfXP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits &> /tmp/tmp.gtWzZ4FyMF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Yy1revITuL
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NyBGFIyiW0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits and wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits and wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits and wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits) and catalog (wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 84052 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 110.6080 to 129.6441 deg, Dec +24.4211 to +35.3078 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 110.6080 to 129.6441 deg, Dec 24.4211 to 35.3078 deg
Loaded 9497 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 6453 out of 7790 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7790 out of 84052 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.776400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.776400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.12
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.66
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.66
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 84052 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 110.6080 to 129.6441 deg, Dec +24.4211 to +35.3078 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 110.6080 to 129.6441 deg, Dec 24.4211 to 35.3078 deg
Loaded 9497 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 6453 out of 7790 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7790 out of 84052 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 84140 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 110.6079 to 129.6139 deg, Dec +24.4235 to +35.3111 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 110.6079 to 129.6139 deg, Dec 24.4235 to 35.3111 deg
Loaded 9490 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 6470 out of 7805 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 7805 out of 84140 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 36 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
2.1 pix Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
2.3 pix fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
2.3 pix fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.7 mag. Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
15.7 mag. Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
14.4 mag. fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 13.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.a8ca5WOfXP (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits' -> 'wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=32, blended=6475, bad_region=21994, passed=84020
Got 84020 stars (including 57346 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 84020 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67367 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4923 stars left (next iteration limit 5415)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits N_match=4923 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.330 n_q1=1467 n_q2=1076 n_q3=1368 n_q4=1012 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.133
The image catalog is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits -region wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.gtWzZ4FyMF (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits' -> 'wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=30, blended=6514, bad_region=21982, passed=84110
Got 84110 stars (including 57428 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 84110 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67461 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4931 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67461 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 67461 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4923 stars left (next iteration limit 5415)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits N_match=4923 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.343 n_q1=1468 n_q2=1084 n_q3=1364 n_q4=1007 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.105
The image catalog is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits -region wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.Yy1revITuL (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1664, bad_region=4004, passed=39290
Got 39290 stars (including 33737 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39290 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013068 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010454 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4889 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4871 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36336 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 571 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4888 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36336 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36336 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4871 stars left (next iteration limit 5358)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=5.986 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.102 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=0.571 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.618 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4871 robust_rms=0.449 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.457 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4871 robust_rms_before=1.520 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.401 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.449 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.436 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.457
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.436 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits N_match=4871 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.455 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.390 n_q1=1912 n_q2=731 n_q3=1406 n_q4=822 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.151
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits -region wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.NyBGFIyiW0 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1576, bad_region=4144, passed=38959
Got 38959 stars (including 33394 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38959 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013067 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010453 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4888 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4878 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35916 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 572 to 628 (Dec 24.4 to 35.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4887 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35916 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35916 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4878 stars left (next iteration limit 5365)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4878 robust_rms=6.388 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.334 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4878 robust_rms=0.598 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.676 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4878 robust_rms=0.432 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.471 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4878 robust_rms_before=1.481 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.398 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.432 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.452 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.471
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.452 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits N_match=4878 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.391 n_q1=1886 n_q2=742 n_q3=1419 n_q4=831 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.168
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits -region wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-17-55_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0474.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-12_CI_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_051436_TTUQ2b1x1_1715037_MOCoooXD/wcs_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Gem-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits at 08:11:46.79 +34:16:02.5: 13.52 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits at 08:15:44.92 +31:46:25.2: 12.06 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-56-43_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0124.fits at 08:03:45.97 +25:55:46.4: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits at 08:15:44.92 +31:46:25.2: 12.04 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits at 08:11:46.79 +34:16:02.5: 13.63 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.05 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:15:44.92 +31:46:25.2: ref_mag=12.05 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3500 delta=-0.30 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.57 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:11:46.79 +34:16:02.5: ref_mag=13.57 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5147 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-19_22-57-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0125.fits at 08:03:45.97 +25:55:46.4: 16.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out106440.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 98809_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 98809_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 98810_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 98810_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:39:46.18 +30:45:07.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 98813_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 98813_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:52:49.46 +29:44:12.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 98814_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 98814_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:20:11.96 +31:29:34.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 98817_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 98817_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:10:16.90 +28:49:13.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 99747_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 99747_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:56:56.07 +31:10:00.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 100910_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 100910_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:43:57.68 +25:46:39.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 101324_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 101324_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:53:37.10 +26:45:21.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 102057_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 102057_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 102357_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 102357_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:06:15.56 +26:14:19.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 102619_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 102619_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:56:12.70 +29:49:10.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 102787_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 102787_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:41:26.92 +29:02:47.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 103451_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 103451_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:14:34.95 +26:43:05.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 103949_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 103949_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:49:54.74 +27:26:04.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 104059_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 104059_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:46:57.03 +26:00:36.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 104379_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 104379_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:20:05.09 +27:11:32.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 104576_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 104576_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:16:55.88 +30:20:12.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 105078_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 105078_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:53:12.07 +27:54:05.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 105422_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 105422_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:07:05.93 +27:04:15.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 105523_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 105523_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:48:42.98 +30:53:34.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 105699_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 105699_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:20:02.43 +28:27:16.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 105938_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 105938_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:58:06.04 +33:23:13.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 106151_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 106151_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:43:28.26 +25:39:04.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 106256_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 106256_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:06:17.35 +30:49:45.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 106302_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 106302_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:03:06.81 +27:56:45.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 106440_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
Preparing report for the candidate 106440_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
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Considering the candidate 106981_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 106981_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:03:47.84 +27:46:23.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107091_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 107091_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:05:36.56 +28:16:37.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 107510_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 107510_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:53:10.80 +32:11:05.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 108117_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 108117_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:05:30.49 +32:29:46.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 108229_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 108229_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:19:59.55 +27:14:37.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 108593_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 108593_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:05:40.66 +27:30:24.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 108803_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 108803_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:51:51.56 +30:13:38.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 34685_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 34685_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:45:27.66 +30:46:39.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 10573_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475
The candidate 10573_fd_Gem-02-Q2b1x1_2026-09-12_04-18-51_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0475 did not pass the final checks